MH-280 Brothertiger - Golden YearsGolden Years, the first album by Ohio’s Brothertiger, is a chilled-out exploration of creator John Jagos’ lush, lo-fi dance world. “I’ve Been Waiting” is what Ariel Pink might’ve sounded like if he’d been fixated on disco and new wave instead of classic rock, while the full-tilt groove of “Out of Line” brings the club to the bedroom on the back of a hook that could easily be from Zapp and Roger. Most of Golden Years is subdued, though, with Brothertiger building upon cassette beats to create ornate-yet-subtle chillwave landscapes on tracks like “Too Convinced to Care” and the encircling, ethereal “Wind at My Back.” Shades of emotion drift across the album, finding articulation in the vocal “ahhs” and “oohs” with which Jagos pads his compositions. These all come together on the album’s title track and centerpiece, with upward moving wall-of-synth production that leads to the following lyrical aspiration: “I’ve been waiting so long to be somewhere.” Golden Years proves that Jagos need not wait any longer.

Much of Golden Years should be filed under the electro-pop heading, especially the title track which is one of the stand out's (think M83 having a wrestle with MGMT). - Altsounds / This is a beautiful and catchy record that proves one man can do it all and do it well. - Pop Stereo / A dance record, of sorts. It’s electronic lo-fi hipswaysynth. - Berkeley Place

It's hard to stay on top of everything going on in the world of beats because there's so much good stuff out there. I stumbled across Corduroi a while back thanks to some anonymous blog, but I'm glad I did because his stuff always impresses me. Super chill future beats with clean sounds - if you've ever grooved to an Adult Swim bump, then you need to be on this. The bonus of this vid is the combination with vintage beach party visuals (peep the girl on acid licking the surf board early on). I don't think this is an official video, but it doesn't really matter because the awesomeness is undeniable. - Stop Play Rewind